Need some help with effects (save the n00b!)

varxtis · Post by **varxtis** » Wed Feb 11, 2004 1:49 pm

Hey, BTW... noone really respond to that post I made regarding spectrum analyzers! The Bars instead of the lines! Anyone know about that? Would that be a magix thing as well?

madbunny · Post by **madbunny** » Wed Feb 11, 2004 8:45 pm

Dude, seriously everything on that video has been covered so many times. Just experiment, try the tutorials, or go get the Classroom in a book series.

As for bars, just think layers, or extra tracks and you'll figure it out quick.

varxtis · Post by **varxtis** » Thu Feb 12, 2004 1:23 am

eh? Tutorials? did I miss something about tutorials? or are you reffering to the comment by trythil about making it in paint or the one by Corran Productions about using Cam Studios? I missed tutorials? And I got the Adobe premiere Bible... is Class Room in a Book more beneficial?

varxtis · Post by **varxtis** » Thu Feb 12, 2004 4:11 am

Ok... ok
So maybe I should try things out a little more before rushing off to stick foot in mouth! lol... I downloaded trial of Music Maker and downloaded Cam Studio (I really do have to find the *cough* •racks *cough* for those... their pretty coo) And I am getting the EXACT effect that I want! this is so coo... I just have to work on quality.... For some reason the footage that is recorded is sluggish! Lag!

varxtis · Post by **varxtis** » Thu Feb 12, 2004 4:41 am

darn framerates... lol T_T

varxtis · Post by **varxtis** » Thu Feb 12, 2004 4:54 pm

Hey... I was just wondering... How do I make it were the framerates match up correctly so that the capture runs smoothly? I have been playing around with the cam Studio video options for a few hours now... But any time I try to capture a Magix video filter (spectrum analyzer; the bars) the capture lags a lot getting choppy or goes twice the speed and skips alot of frames!

There are three boxes that need to be filled in correctly and I just can't get the balance and compensation down:

Compression:
(I am using a Divx codec)
Quality: 1-100
Set key frames ever ___ frames

Framerates:
Capture Frames every ___ Milliseconds
Playback Rate ___ frames/second

Anyone know about the blanks??
I done variables up the wazoo... still it's choppy and doesn't end up matching to the music!

(BTW Auto Adjust isn't any better)

Corran · Post by **Corran** » Thu Feb 12, 2004 5:49 pm

try using 24 for all of those boxes

Corran · Post by **Corran** » Thu Feb 12, 2004 5:50 pm

scratch that try

24
42
24

varxtis · Post by **varxtis** » Fri Feb 13, 2004 12:37 am

It's a lot better but still lag..
It just popped into my head... I don't know if it matters... but
Does is 24, 42, 24 effected when the fixed region size is 480X240 (I am trying to capture for a widescreen video) and the song legnth.. does that effect the peramiters? is all of this "framerate and capture frame per millisonds" explained in Class room in a book? cause they go into it minutely in premiere bible! if not... where can I learn?

madbunny · Post by **madbunny** » Fri Feb 13, 2004 1:20 am

You said you wanted a starting point. CIAB is as good of one as any. Plus it's relatively cheap.
Basically it is a book of tutorials that will take you though MOST of the functions that you will encounter, as well as many that you might not, like blue screen, and rotoscoping. I usually reccomend it for new-ish users because it includes everything you'll need, and has a nice logical progression of skills involved. If you are an advanced, or ACE premiere user then you will have probably used most of what's in here.

Here is a table of contents:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/de ... i=contents

Also if you go to: http://www.adobe.com/products/tips/premiere.html This page you will find some nice tutorials.

You could even: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=U ... +tutorials